Merry Christmas Box Office Day 7: Will Katrina-Vijay Starrer Pick Up Pace In Its 2nd Weekend?

Merry Christmas hit big screens on January 12 coinciding with Sankranti holiday. film is helined by Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi and is directed by Sriram Raghavan. Despite having no or significant release in Bollywood, film has failed to leave a lasting impression at box office. 

Merry Christmas sees a steep decline at box office 

Merry Christmas opened to a decent ₹2.45 crore on its first day and saw an upward trend in business on weekends. However, ever since film has seen a decline at box office. After a seven-day atrical run, movie has amassed a total of ₹14.87 crore. 

On seventh day of release, film’s first Thursday, Merry Christmas raked in a mere ₹1.05 crore, as per early estimates provided by Sacnilk. It must be noted that film’s release coincided with Makar Sankranti holiday and did not face any stiff competition from or releases in Bollywood. However, movie did have to deter competition from South releases like HanuMan and Captain Miller, which were also released in Hindi.

However, since film is getting a good word-of-mouth, it may pick up pace in its 2nd weekend especially in urban centres. 

All About Merry Christmas 

Sriram Raghavan film was initially scheduled to release on December 12. However, after makers of Prabhas starrer Salaar decided to release film on December 22, Katrina Kaif-Vijay Sethupathi starrer was pushed to January 12. 

Merry Christmas is produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under production banner of Tips Productions. film was shot and released in Hindi and Tamil languages. film is shot in two languages, with different supporting actors. Hindi version co-stars Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, and Tinnu Anand, while Tamil version has Rhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kevin Jay Babu, and Rajesh Williams in same roles. It marks Tamil debut of both Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. 

(With inputs from IANS)